1958 Map of Santa Rosa

About this map

Santa Rosa serves as the inland hub for this mid-century survey of the North Bay and Wine Country, a landscape defined by the drainage of the Russian River and the expanding road networks of Us 101 and Calif 29. The map details a period of significant military and institutional presence, showing the Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo, the Benicia Arsenal, and the Skaggs Island US Naval Security Group Activity. Coastal reaches from Point Arena down to Point Reyes remain largely rural, anchored by settlements like Bodega Bay and Inverness. This edition records the area before the full suburbanization of the late 20th century, capturing Sonoma State College in its early years and the rail corridors of the Northwestern Pacific RR and Southern Pacific RR that once knit these valley towns together.